Mi vs rr: In the 50th match of the 18th season of IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals face to face yesterday. In this match, Mumbai Indians defeated Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs. Something unique has happened in this match. There has been a dispute over Rohit Sharma being dismissed. There is no IPL season in which controversies do not arise. At such a time, Mumbai Indians have once again been accused of fixing. Mumbai has been accused in the 50th match of IPL i.e. Rajasthan in the match.
Actually, both teams have been accused of fixing this season. However, these allegations have not been proved yet. In the match held on Thursday, May 1, people were of the opinion that the umpires helped former Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma. Whose video is also going viral on social media.
What is the real issue?
In the match against Rajasthan Royals, questions are being raised about giving review to Mumbai star opener Rohit Sharma and later declared not out on DRS. It is alleged that the former Mumbai captain was helped by the umpires. Rohit Sharma and Ryan Riclton gave a great start to Mumbai Indians. Both of them had a century partnership for the team. If Rohit Sharma did not get the support of DRS, the result would have been something else.
What happened?
The incident occurred in the second over of the innings when Rajasthan’s left -handed fast bowler Fazal Haq Farooqui was bowling. The fifth ball of this over hit Rohit’s pad and the umpires called him LBW out. Rohit was not sure about this. He began to talk to his partner Riclett and decided to review at the last minute.
The third umpire then enlisted the help of ball tracking and told that the ball went out of the leg stump, so Rohit could not be given out and hence the field umpires had to change their decision. Rohit Sharma was saved from being dismissed by this decision. He then played a brilliant innings of 53 runs.
There was a lot of chaos after this incident. Did the umpires help Rohit Sharma? Such doubts have started arising. According to DRS rules, 15 seconds are given for review. However, when Rohit indicated for the review, the timer was showing 0 seconds. People believe that there was a time limit of 15 seconds. Therefore Rohit’s appeal should have been rejected. That is what I am saying.
A question arose about the decision of the umpire. The ball tracking replays revealed that a part of the ball was on the stump line. In such a situation, many users questioned why the pitch outside the leg stump was considered. Actually, there was no dispute, but the lack of understanding of rules was a reason for this. Commentator Deep Dasgupta clarified that whenever the ball falls on the half line of the stump, it is considered to be the ball thrown at the stump. The decision of the third umpire in this case was important and correct.
